The NFL is expected to decide as soon as Monday, March 10, on the status of Tampa Bay Buccaneers PK Lawrence Tynes (toe). It is expected that Tynes will either be classified as a free agent or that the Buccaneers still hold his rights for a year.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers PK Lawrence Tynes (toe) is unhappy that he was placed on the Non-Football Injury list and is prepared to file an expedited grievance against the Buccaneers in an attempt to force the team to place him on Injured Reserve. The team is willing to pay Tynes' salary while he is on the NFI list, but Tynes would not receive an accrued season, full benefits and another season toward his pension if he is not moved from the NFI list to Injured Reserve.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers PK Lawrence Tynes (toe) has returned to his home in Kansas City, where he's receiving additional treatment for his case of MRSA. RB Brandon Jacobstweeted that Tynes has received a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line. A PICC line is used when the patient is expected to receive antibiotics for more than a few days and allows him to return home yet still receive IV treatment, which can last for weeks or even months. The team seems likely to place him on the non-football-injury list to begin the season.

Fantasy Tip:Rian Lindell is the Bucs' kicker for now. Nick Folk or Dan Carpenter is likely to be looking for work soon, too, though. Last year the Bucs generated a decent run of opportunities for their booter, so the name could eventually matter for those who recycle.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers OG Carl Nicks (toe) and PK Lawrence Tynes (toe) have been diagnosed with MRSA, which is a serious staph infection that is resistant to penicillin-type treatment. Tynes had surgery this week on his infected toe. The Buccaneers recently had their facility cleaned and sanitized to try to erase all of the infections.

Fantasy Tip:Greg Schiano said earlier in training camp that Dimke would be given a chance to compete with Tynes, and the fact the veteran is sidelined with an injury isn't great for his chances. Still, you have to give the veteran the edge for the job until told otherwise by the head coach.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano discussed how losing PK Connor Barth (Achilles') could affect the team's plans in 2013, saying Barth was a weapon with longer field goals. Schiano said he is not sure if PK Lawrence Tynes will be as effective from those distances. "I thought Connor was a weapon in the longer field goals," Schiano said. "He was exceptional over 40 yards. We'll have to play that out. I have not coached Lawrence at all. So, I couldn't tell you. I just look at the numbers. But we'll see. That'll all play itself out."

Fantasy Tip: Even if Tynes does not have the same distance Barth did, he is still a safe option for the Buccaneers and fantasy owners after converting on 33-of-39 attempts in 2012.

New York Giants PK Lawrence Tynes said he's not slumping, and he's worked to correct some of his "tempo" related kicking problems during practice. Tynes has missed one field goal in each of the last three games after missing just three through the first 11 games.

New York Giants PK Lawrence Tynes, who is the only kicking in NFL history with two postseason overtime field goals, thinks about kicking the game-winner in Super Bowl XLVI. "You think about it," Tynes said. "We're at this game. It would only be right if I think about it. Of course, a lot of things would have to happen for that to come true, but you have to be ready."

Updating a previous report, New York Giants PK Lawrence Tynes (quadriceps) kicked 25 field goals and eight kickoffs Friday, Sept. 2. He said that if the preseason finale Thursday, Sept. 1, was a regular season game, he would have been able to play.

New York Giants PK Lawrence Tynes (thigh) will not play in the third preseason game Saturday, Aug. 27. Head coach Tom Coughlin said Tynes' status for Week 1 likely will be determined by how his recovery progresses next week.

Updating a previous report, New York Giants PK Lawrence Tynes (thigh) said his bruised thigh is feeling better and may try to kick Wednesday, Aug. 17, or Thursday, Aug. 18. Tynes said he is not ruling himself out of the second preseason game Monday, Aug. 22.

New York Giants PK Lawrence Tynes (thigh) underwent an MRI, which revealed a thigh bruise. It is not clear how much time he may miss, but the Giants may add another kicker in the next few days to handle kicking duties while Tynes is sidelined.

New York Giants PK Lawrence Tynes (hernia, ankle, heel) said he underwent hernia surgery at the end of last season and also underwent minor surgeries on his left ankle and right heel. "A bunch of clean-up stuff," Tynes said. "No surgery is minor but they were all pretty relatively small-type deal. I am not hurting half as much as all these other guys but I felt like I had to get it taken care of to be pain-free."

New York Giants PK Lawrence Tynes (ankle) left practice Friday, Oct. 15, after suffering a sprained ankle to his non-kicking leg, according to The Star-Ledger's Mike Garafolo. Head coach Tom Coughlin said he is not sure if the team will sign a free agent kicker.